Shaun
453 posts
Feb 13, 2007
11:04 AM
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I think the UK is more of a 'loft' nation - things you walk into... big doors to get the birds out quickly and then back in again. Some have kitboxes inside of their lofts, but still tend to rely on doors to get the birds in and out, rather than traps.
I have both lofts and kitboxes, but I don't much care for the latter. When it's wet or cold, I like to be in a loft tending to the pigeon chores. It's also nice to observe what the birds are up to, standing in the loft out of the nasty weather. With the kitboxes, I just toss the food in and bugger off.
As for performance, I haven't noticed a blind bit of difference between the birds from the larger space compared to the smaller, though I can appreciate the logistical argument for the more confined and darkened area. The downside to more loft space, is that the birds have ample room to mate, with the inevitability of eggs and the risk to flying hens which are about to lay. I just pick 'em up and toss 'em out (the eggs, not the birds). I also observe that some cocks with too much living space are a horny nuisance, which is a pain.
So, my ideal world would be kitboxes within a big loft. I would stick with big, open doors to get the birds in and out and I'd have mesh at the bottom of each kitbox, to let the crap fall through, but also to stop so much fornication, as it's hard to do it on a mesh floor!
Shaun
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